Self-guided Tours of Finland's Natural Attractions
"Blue Finland" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 12 days
Starting point: Helsinki
Finishing point: Helsinki
Level of difficulty: easy / moderate / demanding
Family-friendly
This 12-day touring route will take you from Helsinki's historic islands through the high spots of Finland's lovely Lake District and back south to the shores of the Baltic Sea. Along the way you can see a splendid lakeside castle, watch wildlife including rare lake seals, go rafting on white water rapids, and enjoy quintessentially Finnish scenery in some of the country's best loved national parks.
"7 Finnish National Parks" Touring Route

Starting point: Helsinki
Finishing point: Oulu
Level of difficulty: easy/ moderate / demanding
"Accessible Wilderness" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 5 days
Starting point: Rovaniemi
Finishing point: Rovaniemi
Level of difficulty: easy / moderate / demanding
Family-friendly
"Finland's Cultural Landscapes" Touring Route
"From Helsinki to the Taiga Forests" Touring Route
"Kuusamo's Renowned National Parks" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 4 days
Starting point: Kuusamo
Finishing point: Kuusamo
Level of difficulty: easy / moderate / demanding
Family-friendly
"Land of a Thousand Lakes" Touring Route
Family-friendly
Take an 8-day round trip from Helsinki to savour the scenic sights of Finland's famous Lake District, whose beautiful blue waters are dotted with rocky islands and surrounded by vast green forests. On your journey you can discover a splendid lakeside castle, learn about the history of forestry in Finland, and perhaps even spot some of Lake Saimaa's rare freshwater seals.
Read more: Land of a Thousand Lakes Touring Route, 8 Days (pdf, 1.3 Mb, julkaisut.metsa.fi).
"From the Baltic Sea to Wild Wooded Hills" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 5 days
Starting point: Oulu
Finishing point: Oulu
Level of difficulty: easy / moderate / demanding
Family-friendly
On this 5-day round trip starting and finishing in Oulu, you can discover many of the most famous natural attractions of this part of Northern Finland. Enjoy strolling along sandy seashores, watching birds in Finland's finest wetlands, and exploring the wild forests and hills of two scenic national parks: Rokua and Syöte.
Read more: From the Baltic Sea to Wild Wooded Hills Touring Route, 5 days (pdf, 1.1 Mb, julkaisut.metsa.fi).
"Discover Arctic Lapland" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 8 days
Starting point: Ivalo
Finishing point: Ivalo
Level of difficulty: easy / moderate / demanding
Family-friendly
Explore the spectacular scenery of Finland's far north on this 8-day route, starting and finishing in Ivalo. Hike in Lapland's famous national parks, and learn about the cultures of the indigenous Sámi people at Inari and Sevettijärvi, before heading north into Norway to see the shores of the Arctic Ocean. Watch out for reindeer roaming the fells, and salmon leaping in Lapland's wild rivers.
"From the Bothnian Bay to the High Fells of Arctic Lapland" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 6 days
Starting point: Kemi / Tornio
Finishing point: Kemi / Tornio
Level of difficulty: easy / moderate / demanding
Family-friendly
Take this 6-day round trip from Kemi, on the northernmost shores of the Baltic Sea, to discover the wild and windswept arctic fells of western Finnish Lapland. Stop along the way to enjoy activities from hiking and mountain biking up on the fabulous fells, to canoeing and salmon fishing along Europe's last untamed rivers.
Read more: From the Bothnian Bay to the High Fells of Arctic Lapland, 6 days (pdf, 1.2 Mb, julkaisut.metsa.fi).
"The Blue Finland Fishing" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 12 days
Starting point: Helsinki
Finishing point: Helsinki
Family-friendly, for fishers
Experience a land of water from the Baltic Sea to Finnish Lakeland and wild white waters.
"Land of a Thousand Lakes for Fishers" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 8 days
Starting point: Helsinki
Finishing point: Helsinki
Family-friendly, for fishers
Take a fishing trip to the scenic highlights of Finland's famous Lake District including five national parks where pristine blue lakes and raging rapids are surrounded by green forests.
Read more: Land of a Thousand Lakes Touring Route, 8 Days - for Fishers (pdf, 2 Mb, julkaisut.metsa.fi).
"Relaxation in Finland's Unique Archipelago" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 9 days
Starting point: Turku
Finishing point: Turku
Level of difficulty: easy / moderate / demanding
Family-friendly
This 9-day tour starts and ends in the historic riverside city of Turku in Southwestern Finland. Along the way you can explore the delights of some of the thousands of scenic Baltic islands that form one of the world's most extensive and spectacular archipelagos. The charming seaside town of Naantali is also well worth a visit.
Read more: Relaxation in Finland´s Unique Archipelago Touring Route, 9 Days (pdf, 1.6 Mb, julkaisut.metsa.fi).
"Finnish World Heritage sites" Touring Route
Allow time for route: 9 days
Starting point: Helsinki
Finishing point: Stockholm / Turku / Helsinki
Level of difficulty: easy / moderate / demanding
Family-friendly
Allow at least 9-days for this new motoring tour of bustling cities and historic attractions including four Finnish UNESCO World Heritage sites, old towns with colourful wooden buildings, and atmospheric castle ruins. Along the route you can also enjoy splendid coastal scenery in three different Finnish archipelagos – and also take a trip across the Gulf of Bothnia to see the Swedish High Coast.
Read more: Finnish World Heritage Sites Touring Route, 9 Days (pdf, 2 Mb, julkaisut.metsa.fi).